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debate was more style over substance, that debate really fueling the polls and we'll see if it's affected by the vice presidential debate this week. vice president biden, paul ryan debate on thursday. both of them out of the public spotlight as they continue to study for that. ryan is in florida. vice president biden is in delaware. he says he is focusing on ryan's speeches and on his budget. lynn? >>> tracie pots for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> a nashville hospital is reporting another death from the meningitis outbreak. that's according to the associated press. if confirmed, it would be the fifth deadly case in tennessee, the ninth nationally. at least 105 people in nine states from minnesota to florida have been affected. the cdc now believes 13,000 people in 23 states may have received steroid injections tied to this outbreak. while many are believed not to be at risk, those who got the shot between late june and september are being urged to get checked. >>> for the very first time we are hearing from jerry sandusky out of his sentencing this morning on 45 counts of child
debate was more style over substance, that debate really fueling the polls and we'll see if it's affected by the vice presidential debate this week. vice president biden, paul ryan debate on thursday. both of them out of the public spotlight as they continue to study for that. ryan is in florida. vice president biden is in delaware. he says he is focusing on ryan's speeches and on his budget. lynn? >>> tracie pots for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> a nashville...
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. >>> mitt romney's strong debate performance last week already had president obama on the defensive. now it also has the president trailing in at least one poll. a new survey by pew research shows mitt romney now with a 4-point lead over the president, 49% to 45%. in the same poll taken a month ago, mitt romney actually trailed the president 8 points, 51% to 43%. now, that was just as that hidden camera video surfaced of the gop nominee's 47% comments. the new poll also contained good news for mitt romney on other fronts. his favorability now at 50% for the first time in a pew poll. and the former governor also saw gains among hispanics, women, and voters under the age of 50. >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is getting personal. tim kaine and george allen squared off in a live televised debate in richmond. allen, a republican, criticized kaine for accepting a j a chairmann governor of virginia. >> how does the governor take on a second job that sends him all over the country, giving partisan speak ofs, while over 100,000 jobs are lost in virginia? >> i'm proud of the fact
. >>> mitt romney's strong debate performance last week already had president obama on the defensive. now it also has the president trailing in at least one poll. a new survey by pew research shows mitt romney now with a 4-point lead over the president, 49% to 45%. in the same poll taken a month ago, mitt romney actually trailed the president 8 points, 51% to 43%. now, that was just as that hidden camera video surfaced of the gop nominee's 47% comments. the new poll also contained good...
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i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't even commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >>> dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. well, a 21-year-old man from bangladesh is being held this morning on charges of plotting to blow up the new york city headquarters of the federal reserve. prosecutors say he was inspired by osama bin laden and that he tried to recruit others from across the country not realizing those were undercover agents. >> reporter: this is the face of suspected bomber quazi muhammad nafis. this was his target, the federal reserve bank. he parked a van packed with what he thought was a thousand pounds of explosives trying to kill hundreds of thousands of new yorkers during the morning rush. >> he had the intent of creating mayhem here. >> it was a sting o
i thought we had a second debate where, you know, governor romney wouldn't even commit to tell us anything about the details of the budget. that ought to tell people all they need to know. >>> dropped like a rock. lance armstrong was sacked by almost every company he represented. a devastating day for the once represented. a devastating day for the once heralded athlete. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. well, a 21-year-old man...
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of the debate momentum that romney got. but i also know that behind the scenes, there is a little bit of the confronting of the president to say you need to watch the debate, and they've passed along a statistic, i'm told at least tonight, to let them know the president spoke for more time on the air but used less words and trying to emphasize to him that he's got to get better at making his point. as for mitt romney, he big campaign speech tomorrow. they're trying to show some closure in some of these swing states. if that happens, then this unemployment report and the idea that unemployment fell below 8% didn't have the impact, i'm understanding. a lot of people don't think it will have a poll impact as much as the debates themselves. >>> no relief tonight for frustrated drivers in the state of california. since we saw you here last night, the already record high gas prices shot up another 4 cents. $4.65 a gallon. that's the highest in the country due to reduced supply in several refineries. the national average is now $3
of the debate momentum that romney got. but i also know that behind the scenes, there is a little bit of the confronting of the president to say you need to watch the debate, and they've passed along a statistic, i'm told at least tonight, to let them know the president spoke for more time on the air but used less words and trying to emphasize to him that he's got to get better at making his point. as for mitt romney, he big campaign speech tomorrow. they're trying to show some closure in some...
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poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the republican candidate's past foreign policy faux pas. take a look. >> reckless. amateurish. that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of england, israel, and poland, when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, "the new york times" said romney's response showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character. >> the obama campaign sed this will be romney's seventh speech on foreign policy. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez gets to keep his job for another seven years, but his re-election came in the slimmest margin ever in his nearly 14 years in power. actor danny glove
poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt romney will deliver that major policy speech before noon eastern, but the obama campaign is issuing a preemptive strike with this new tv ad criticizing the...
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president obama and mitt romney will face off in two debates after tonight's. the next one is a week from tomorrow in danville, kentucky. you can watch tonight's debate right here on nbc 4. live coverage begins at 9:00. we will have local reaction right after on news 4 at 11:00. >>> president obama appears to have just received a boost in the battleground state of pennsylvania. a judge ruled that voters there won't have to show photo i.d. to cast ballots next month. the decision strikes down pennsylvania's new voter i.d. law. democrats say the law disenfranchises voters who don't have photo i.d. republicans say the law is necessary to crack down on voter fraud. >>> intel against centers that started after 9/11 and touted as a center piece of counterterrorism are being blasted by a senate panel this morning. the so-called fusion centers were meant to help local, state and federal officials fight terrorism, but the report says the 77 centers have become pools of wasteful spending and irrelevant and useful intelligence. the report also cites potential spying on am
president obama and mitt romney will face off in two debates after tonight's. the next one is a week from tomorrow in danville, kentucky. you can watch tonight's debate right here on nbc 4. live coverage begins at 9:00. we will have local reaction right after on news 4 at 11:00. >>> president obama appears to have just received a boost in the battleground state of pennsylvania. a judge ruled that voters there won't have to show photo i.d. to cast ballots next month. the decision...
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denver is hosting the debate and romney has been preparing there. the president has been preparing in nevada. both men will be very careful with everything they say, but some comments joe biden just made are putting the obama campaign on the defensive. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> biden later tried to clarify his comment by saying the middle class was buried by policies mitt romney and paul ryan supported. >>> tonight's debate comes as the race for president tightens a bit. president obama leads mitt romney by 3% among likely voters in the latest increaspoll. that is within the margin of error. the president led his republican rival by five percentage points two weeks ago. he had a widen lead if you consider registered voters. president obama leads romney by 7% in that category. you can watch tonight's debate right here on nbc 4. nbc news live team coverage begins at
denver is hosting the debate and romney has been preparing there. the president has been preparing in nevada. both men will be very careful with everything they say, but some comments joe biden just made are putting the obama campaign on the defensive. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> biden later...
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apparently, mitt romney doesn't believe in putting country first. >> rick santorum who nearly beat romney in iowa, as a strong opponent of same sex marriage. but was not tripped up at the debate. >> what if you had a son who came to you and said he was game? >> i would love him as much as i did the second before he said it. >> mitt romney is unloved by many conservatives but still on track. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, manchest manchester, new hampshire. >> busy legislative sessions in maryland and virginia. in richmond, a budget writing year. governor bob mcdonald's plan prioritizes higher education and transportation. there are concerns money would be redirected from public schools to road projects. then a push for a personhood bill and would define conception as beginning of life and be challenged as an effort to outlaw abortion in the commonwealth. in annapolis, lawmakers are expected to revisit same sex marriage. a bill passed in the senate and stalled in the house this year. this time around though, the governor is expected to put his name on the effort. there is also the possibi
apparently, mitt romney doesn't believe in putting country first. >> rick santorum who nearly beat romney in iowa, as a strong opponent of same sex marriage. but was not tripped up at the debate. >> what if you had a son who came to you and said he was game? >> i would love him as much as i did the second before he said it. >> mitt romney is unloved by many conservatives but still on track. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, manchest manchester, new hampshire. >> busy...
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the debate. >> trapper keepers, making it all cool again. 7.3 million tweets, the office tally from twitter during last night's debate. didn't break a record, but there were still big moments on social media that are still buzzing right now. mitt romney's remark, binders full of women, is an internet sensation within minutes of him saying it. within an hour of the debate, ending this new facebook page had 90,000 likes. now has more than 300,000. a tumbler page with a lady filled binders pictures and images continue to make the round now. there was no big yellow bird, but hello pepto pink, michelle obama and ann romney wore the color for the debate. some sites took a poll on who wore it best. was it planned? some speculate the two wore it in honor of breast cancer awareness month. >>> finally, the video some claim could make republicans sexy again. ♪ let's get fiscal ♪ i want to get fiscal >> some say charts and talk on social security never looked so good. it has more than 125,000 views. one
the debate. >> trapper keepers, making it all cool again. 7.3 million tweets, the office tally from twitter during last night's debate. didn't break a record, but there were still big moments on social media that are still buzzing right now. mitt romney's remark, binders full of women, is an internet sensation within minutes of him saying it. within an hour of the debate, ending this new facebook page had 90,000 likes. now has more than 300,000. a tumbler page with a lady filled binders...
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romney, he doesn't have to hit a home run, but romney has to be at the end of the debate wednesday night, a clear alternative who is considered as a potelepresident by a majority-- potential president by the maiority of american people in order for his campaign to have a chance to win. >> schieffer: is that another way to say if he doesn't win these debates if he doesn't win these debates? >> no challenger can become president if they don't stabbed up against the incumbent president. this was true with carter and ford, and ford made a mistake and cost him deerly. it was true with carter against reagan, reagan stood up to it. and it was true for george h.w. bush. he had a moment to knock out bill clinton and he didn't. >> schieffer: this debate will be about domestic affairs. i want to ask you something about the foreign policy front. the administration has basic plea changed its account of what happened in libya, where our u.s. ambassador was killed. they said, susan rice said on this broadcast last sunday, after the president of libya said this was the work of terrorists, she said, no,
romney, he doesn't have to hit a home run, but romney has to be at the end of the debate wednesday night, a clear alternative who is considered as a potelepresident by a majority-- potential president by the maiority of american people in order for his campaign to have a chance to win. >> schieffer: is that another way to say if he doesn't win these debates if he doesn't win these debates? >> no challenger can become president if they don't stabbed up against the incumbent...
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while mitt romney prepares for their upcoming debates. we'll have the latest on the presidential race. >>> also ahead, prince harry appears in public today. his first appearance since his wild night in vegas. we're going to get a live report from london. >>> and the church of scientology slammed an upcoming article in "vanity fair" that claims it auditioned potential wives for tom cruise. >>> all that, plus a special holiday concert on the plaza from match box 20. we'll get started on a monday morning here on "today." nice holiday crowd out there for them. angie, back to you. >> the plaza is going to be rocking. i love rob thomas. he's awesome. >> yes, he is. >> thampgs thanks, natalie. >>> why some restaurants around here are feeling the pinch because of isaac. >>> plus, not again. why some local people will be spending their labor day cleaning up. >>> the maryland governor comment that he made that republicans immediately agreed with. >>> at 6:55, a real life rescue for holiday star russell crow where he went a little off course. >>> we
while mitt romney prepares for their upcoming debates. we'll have the latest on the presidential race. >>> also ahead, prince harry appears in public today. his first appearance since his wild night in vegas. we're going to get a live report from london. >>> and the church of scientology slammed an upcoming article in "vanity fair" that claims it auditioned potential wives for tom cruise. >>> all that, plus a special holiday concert on the plaza from match...
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he is destroying medicare. >> reporter: tomorrow the romney bus tour rolls into florida where the debate is likely to cause more than a few sparks. paul ryan is off to iowa tomorrow where president obama will also stop. >> thanks. the romney campaign says mitt romney made up his mind about picking paul ryan ten days before the official announcement saturday morning and the word slipped out a little early keeping the biggest political secret under wraps for more than a week. some insights to how they did it from peter alexander. >> reporter: to ensure saturday's vice president announcement the romney campaign went to extraordinary lengths to avoid any leaks. the four-month vp vetting process involved only a landful of top aides and supervised by beth myers. myers explained a pain staking process where tax returns were locked in a safe each night. myers says romney made his decision august 1st. how to get them together instead of flying directly into boston the campaign booked ryan on a flight to hartford two hours away where the wisconsin congressman was picked up in a rented suv by myers
he is destroying medicare. >> reporter: tomorrow the romney bus tour rolls into florida where the debate is likely to cause more than a few sparks. paul ryan is off to iowa tomorrow where president obama will also stop. >> thanks. the romney campaign says mitt romney made up his mind about picking paul ryan ten days before the official announcement saturday morning and the word slipped out a little early keeping the biggest political secret under wraps for more than a week. some...
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romney will spend much of his week in private preparing for his up coming debates. romney will hold several practice sessions in vermont. >>> meanwhile, we want to talk about the holiday weather. we knew the rain would come, would be coming and we knew that the mugginess would be in the air. we're feeling it all. >> what do you want, the good news or bad news? >> the bad news first. get it out of the way. >> the bad news is i think we're likely to get more heavy rain today, but it won't rain the entire day. when we get it, we'll get it heavy and hard, but not wet for the entire day. >> it's a fair trade. >> it's a fair trade. right now there's parades throughout the area, labor day parades like in kensington, maryland. i start with a look back at the weekend because this weekend parts of our area got hammered hard. berkeley springs, west virginia, over 6 inches of rain. you can see there's a bull's eye with more than 6 inches. same thing right there around salisbury, and a lot of locations that picked up more than 2 inches of rain right around the district and south
romney will spend much of his week in private preparing for his up coming debates. romney will hold several practice sessions in vermont. >>> meanwhile, we want to talk about the holiday weather. we knew the rain would come, would be coming and we knew that the mugginess would be in the air. we're feeling it all. >> what do you want, the good news or bad news? >> the bad news first. get it out of the way. >> the bad news is i think we're likely to get more heavy rain...
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after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. according to a cbs news instant polls on uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two to one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night viewers got viewers who missed the face-off on muslim extremist. >> i congratul
after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. according to a cbs news instant polls on uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two to one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us....
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colorado, ohio, and iowa are also seeing a surge. >>> today the maryland senate will debate a bill to expand gam blinlg in the state. they vote in the favor of the bill yesterday which is a first day of a special legislative session. supporters want to build a casino in prince george's county and legalize table games in all casinos. it will generate millions of dollars for the state and create jobs. opponents say it will hurt business at other casinos. maryland voters will have to approve any gambling expansion. >>> the state senate will take up a legislation that would make all dog owners liable if their animals bite someone. they drafted the bill in response by a ruling by maryland's highest court. it put pit bulls are inherently dangerous. that makes pit bull owners liable even the first time their dogs bite someone. this bill would apply those strict standards to all dog owners. >>> a prince william county man facing charges in the death of his 4-year-old stepson. 27-year-old jasmine darnell matthews was arrested earlier this week. investigators say he left a loaded gun in a truck
colorado, ohio, and iowa are also seeing a surge. >>> today the maryland senate will debate a bill to expand gam blinlg in the state. they vote in the favor of the bill yesterday which is a first day of a special legislative session. supporters want to build a casino in prince george's county and legalize table games in all casinos. it will generate millions of dollars for the state and create jobs. opponents say it will hurt business at other casinos. maryland voters will have to...
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president obama and mitt romney hunker down for their high stakes debate in denver. >>> and bumpy ride. a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and crashing a van. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with air scare. suspicion is swirling around american airlines after two flights in three days were returned to new york's jfk airport. the reason, passenger seats came loose on both planes. the first incident occurred on a flight from miami to boston. >> during flights, passenger seats came loose out of the floor. passengers are unable to sit in that seat. >> the federal aviation administration says seating in both plains had undergone maintenance. they have grounded eight 757s for inspection. >>> to politics where president obama and rival mitt romney will not be campaigning today, opting instead to prep for the first of the three debates that they will have starting tomorrow night in denver. republicans are hoping it will be a game change
president obama and mitt romney hunker down for their high stakes debate in denver. >>> and bumpy ride. a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and crashing a van. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with air scare. suspicion is swirling around american airlines after two flights in three days were returned to new york's jfk...
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voters like him. >> mitt romney used to be upside down in terms of his likability. that's no longer the case. >> reporter: back in lebanon, ohio, a pretty town in the key swing state -- >> that's true. >> reporter: -- these sisters sell furniture. kathy voted for barack obama in '08 but decided to switch after she went to see mitt romney. >> i believed his promises, and that he would do his best. i think it's time for a change. >> reporter: the president ended his campaign marathon in ohio last night. and today he's arguing 2% growth in the third quarter of the new number out today is better than expected. stick with me and my plan, the president urged radio listeners. >> governor romney's economic policies are reverting back to the same policies that i inherited that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years. >> reporter: president obama still leads in ohio by just two points. >> if you have the same result five times in ohio, what do you do. you know he's going to carry ohio. >> reporter: but if romney takes ohio and florida, north carolina and virginia, he cou
voters like him. >> mitt romney used to be upside down in terms of his likability. that's no longer the case. >> reporter: back in lebanon, ohio, a pretty town in the key swing state -- >> that's true. >> reporter: -- these sisters sell furniture. kathy voted for barack obama in '08 but decided to switch after she went to see mitt romney. >> i believed his promises, and that he would do his best. i think it's time for a change. >> reporter: the president...
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during today's debate on "meet the press," mitt romney tried to contrast himself with president obama at the same time the other candidates took an opportunity to attack romney. >> i happen to believe that if we want to replace a lifetime politician like barack obama, who had no experience leading anything, you have to choose someone who's not been a lifelong politician. >> i admit, i realize the red light doesn't mean anything to you, because you're the front-runner. but -- but can we drop a little bit of the pious blaloney. the fact is you ran in '94 and lost. >> ahead of tuesday's primary, mitt romney is enjoying a 20-point lead in the most recent poll. his closest competitor in that state is ron paul. >>> democratic leaders in maryland say they're optimistic that a bill to legalize gay marriage can and will pass in the general assembly this year. the legislative session begins this week in annapolis. last week, a gay marriage bill passed the state senate, but it stalled in the house by just a few votes. this year, governor martin o'malley says the bill is one of his top priorities
during today's debate on "meet the press," mitt romney tried to contrast himself with president obama at the same time the other candidates took an opportunity to attack romney. >> i happen to believe that if we want to replace a lifetime politician like barack obama, who had no experience leading anything, you have to choose someone who's not been a lifelong politician. >> i admit, i realize the red light doesn't mean anything to you, because you're the front-runner. but...
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to "i didn't watch the debates, care of mitt romney, 32 big mansion road." ha-ha ha! ha ha ha. just kidding. it's actually 14 big mansion road. see? i zinged you again. thank you, and god bless america. boop. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: aw, that's what i'm talking about. i feel the love. thank you, right there! oh. [ cheers and applause ] welcome, everybody. welcome. thank you for being here. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. here's what people are talking about. the first debate between barack obama and mitt romney is tomorrow night, and the campaigns are doing whatever they can to get ready. actually, i heard that the obama campaign is a little worried, 'cause during his flight to nevada on sunday, the presiden
to "i didn't watch the debates, care of mitt romney, 32 big mansion road." ha-ha ha! ha ha ha. just kidding. it's actually 14 big mansion road. see? i zinged you again. thank you, and god bless america. boop. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal...
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clearly the president's efft was to paint governor romney, paint the debate as kind of a past versus future framing. it was specifically about the military, the governor's assertion we have fewer ships as a navy since at any time since 1916, a very sharp comeback from the president. >> right. what that spoke to was this commander in chief test. our colleague, tom brokaw, likes to talk about voters watching an event like this and imagining either the president or his challenger as commander in chief in the oval office. obviously, a sitting president has always passed that threshold test. and i think you saw president obama trying to make it very clear that mitt romney and his judgment was not up to the test, talking about his positions being all over the map. talking about the fact that you've never had to execute on foreign policy decisions, talking about when i -- what i've learned as commander in chief. you also saw, brian, the president determined to pick a fight, as you've just referenced, with governor romney. and romney, surprisingly, determined to avoid a fight, playing almost
clearly the president's efft was to paint governor romney, paint the debate as kind of a past versus future framing. it was specifically about the military, the governor's assertion we have fewer ships as a navy since at any time since 1916, a very sharp comeback from the president. >> right. what that spoke to was this commander in chief test. our colleague, tom brokaw, likes to talk about voters watching an event like this and imagining either the president or his challenger as...
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have you been in touch after the debate? >> george, his problem going in is he said i don't think president obama can work with congress or that romney has a plan. we talked this morning and george is leaning toward governor romney. he was impressed last night but he is still undecided. >> harry smith with the wild and woolly chase for the undecided out there. looked like you had a good time at their house. >> i would happy to go back. >> we should revisit after the election. >>> we have more coming up including the simple question what is the deal with gluten all of a sudden? we'll look at why now. >>> but next, he's worth billions, wears the same t-shirt every day and has his hands full in the big boy role of ceo. tonight matt lauer talks to mark zuckerberg. >> do you think the employees are comfortable to walk right up to you and say, excuse me -- what do they calm you, mark? >> mark. >> are they comfortable to come up and ask you questions? >> no one calls me mr. zuckerberg. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartp
have you been in touch after the debate? >> george, his problem going in is he said i don't think president obama can work with congress or that romney has a plan. we talked this morning and george is leaning toward governor romney. he was impressed last night but he is still undecided. >> harry smith with the wild and woolly chase for the undecided out there. looked like you had a good time at their house. >> i would happy to go back. >> we should revisit after the...
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a new survey shows mitt romney holds a 4-point lead over the president 49% to 45%. this amounts to a huge swing. the poll also shows that romney's favorability is rising and that he's making gains among women and hispanic voters. >>> this week republicans are focusing on winning over voters in north carolina. senators john mccain and behind day graham will be campaigning on behalf of mitt romney today in the battle ground state. house speaker john boehner will attend events for the gop presidential nominee on friday and saturday. romney himself will campaign in north carolina on thursday. he was in virginia yesterday. he told supporters in newport news that president obama would cut military spending, which will leave hundreds of thousands of virginians without a job. the president will be campaigning in ohio. he'll visit ohio state university in columbus. president obama held more than 30 campaign events on college campuses this year. he'll fly to the buckeye state from california where he wrapped up a lucrative fund-raising trip last night in san francisco. >>> an
a new survey shows mitt romney holds a 4-point lead over the president 49% to 45%. this amounts to a huge swing. the poll also shows that romney's favorability is rising and that he's making gains among women and hispanic voters. >>> this week republicans are focusing on winning over voters in north carolina. senators john mccain and behind day graham will be campaigning on behalf of mitt romney today in the battle ground state. house speaker john boehner will attend events for the gop...
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that's why the debates matter, and that debate, the question of the choice really begins here tonight and you heard it from the president. >> and i should remind everybody mitt romney will be the exclusive guest on "meet the press" this sunday. his first appearance on the broadcast this election cycle. as for us, savannah guthrie, believe it or not, will be back in new york for "today" tomorrow morning. i'll be back in new york for "nbc nightly news" tomorrow night. this broadcast will be followed by your late local news. "the tonight show with jay leno." as for the democrats, 60 days to go, like the republicans, this campaign is now launched, under way, on to the general election we go with debates. let's not forget in between. so for savannah, our entire team on the floor, in the booth, all our technicians and crews, i'm brian williams, nbc news, on the floor of the democratic convention in charlotte. good night for now. >> announcer: and now, from washington's leading news stagsz. this is news 4 at 11:00. >> now, at 1 :00, incredible video as a tractor trailer slams sb a maryland s
that's why the debates matter, and that debate, the question of the choice really begins here tonight and you heard it from the president. >> and i should remind everybody mitt romney will be the exclusive guest on "meet the press" this sunday. his first appearance on the broadcast this election cycle. as for us, savannah guthrie, believe it or not, will be back in new york for "today" tomorrow morning. i'll be back in new york for "nbc nightly news" tomorrow...
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ryan told seniors at the convenient the romney/ryan ticket will not change any medicare benefits that seniors are entitled to. speaking one-on-one in virginia yesterday, he insistses he fully supports his running mate's proposal over a different plan he pushed in congress. >> we voted to repeal obamacare. i'm on the romney/ryan ticket, and the romney plan is to repeal everything in obamacare including the cuts to medicare. >> hear more of julie's conversation coming up on news 4 at 11:00 after the redskins preseason game. >>> meanwhile, president obama was on the campaign trail today in new hampshire. he fired back at ryan's attacks on medicare claiming his health care overhaul helped save seniors millions of dollars on prescription drugs. the president al toured a local small business. also picked fruit for his daughters before heading to a second campaign rally. >>> chuck brown's memory and music live on. ♪ ♪ ♪ it don't mean a thing do-wa, do-wa ♪ >> sounds good. tonight fans remember the late godfather of go-go in a concert at the washington convention center. brown died in
ryan told seniors at the convenient the romney/ryan ticket will not change any medicare benefits that seniors are entitled to. speaking one-on-one in virginia yesterday, he insistses he fully supports his running mate's proposal over a different plan he pushed in congress. >> we voted to repeal obamacare. i'm on the romney/ryan ticket, and the romney plan is to repeal everything in obamacare including the cuts to medicare. >> hear more of julie's conversation coming up on news 4 at...
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tomorrow the gop presidential candidates will debate in myrtle beach. that's ahead of next week's south carolina primary. right now they are locked in a battle for the palmetto state. and mitt romney is the front-runner there. he's got momentum coming from iowa and new hampshire. but south carolina is a state where 60% of voters are evangelical christians. the republican candidates have been courting these voters going into the primaries in south carolina. today rick santorum picked up an endorsement from the conservative family research council. jon huntsman also picked up an endorsement from the state. that is the largest newspaper in south carolina. he was still polling behind romney and newt gingrich, though, and still he's expected to drop out tomorrow. >>> and taking a live look outside now, winter's claws really came out this weekend. a brief warm-up, though, could be in the works. meteorologist chuck bell is in storm center 4. does that work, chuck? >> yeah. very brief is the key word in that sentence there, aaron. no doubt about it. we're locke
tomorrow the gop presidential candidates will debate in myrtle beach. that's ahead of next week's south carolina primary. right now they are locked in a battle for the palmetto state. and mitt romney is the front-runner there. he's got momentum coming from iowa and new hampshire. but south carolina is a state where 60% of voters are evangelical christians. the republican candidates have been courting these voters going into the primaries in south carolina. today rick santorum picked up an...
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. >> the president and mitt romney will meet in colorado in just two weeks for their first debate. the theme of the first debate is domestic policy. it will be separated two six segments. each lasting 15 minutes. the topics will be announced shortly. at the white house, danielle nottingham, back to you, derek. >> thank you, danielle. and this evening, mitt romney making his case to latino voters. he'll be participating. that's going to be before he gets to a rally in miami. president obama gets his turn on the spanish language tv network thursday. >> we have a special health and consumer alert for you tonight and it's about arsenic levels in the foods you eat. first it was concerns about apple juice. now questions raised about the safety of rice. a consumer reports investigation found troubling levels of arsonic in a variety of products from baby cereals to rice drinks. >> feeds her kids rice about once a week. she is paying close attention to this latest news. >> whether you are a parent or not, it's a big worry. >> consumer report study found higher levels in brown rice than whit
. >> the president and mitt romney will meet in colorado in just two weeks for their first debate. the theme of the first debate is domestic policy. it will be separated two six segments. each lasting 15 minutes. the topics will be announced shortly. at the white house, danielle nottingham, back to you, derek. >> thank you, danielle. and this evening, mitt romney making his case to latino voters. he'll be participating. that's going to be before he gets to a rally in miami....
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has hedged on this, who are happy to energize this debate by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is a, a fight that the republicans should not be having right now over contraception of all things which is a pretty much a settled matter in terms of access for women. not only is birth control but a matter of women's health, but he escalated it to the degree and there are women voters on the democratic side who are energized by this. >> let me get your thoughts on super tuesday. ohio is considered the big prize, but how important is it for santorum and romney to create some distance with ohio being key to that? >> it's a general election battle ground and if you're mitt romney you want to create some momentum after winning in michigan and arizona. if he can turn around and say to the party, i won b
has hedged on this, who are happy to energize this debate by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is a, a fight that the republicans should not be having right now over contraception of all things which...
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aggressive and a lot tougher on mitt romney in the next debate. which explains obama's new debate coach, nicki minaj. [ laughter ] i'm afraid. i'm afraid of nicki minaj, yeah. some more political news. in a new interview, mitt romney said that he is against marijuana being used for recreational purposes. [ boos ] when stoners heard that, they were like, "well, what about just for fun? [ laughter ] can we use it for fun?" [ cheers and applause ] check this out. in a new interview, first lady michelle obama said that she would choose will smith or denzel washington to play her husband in a movie. or as democrats put that, "any way they can play him in a debate?" [ laughter ] thank you, yeah. thank you very much. i just heard about this. the olive garden is getting rid of its famous catchphrase, "when you're here, you're family." yeah. they're gonna start using a more appropriate catchphrase. "when you're here, the wait was too long at the cheesecake factory." [ laughter ] that's what they're gonna change it to. yeah, it turns out that the whole time
aggressive and a lot tougher on mitt romney in the next debate. which explains obama's new debate coach, nicki minaj. [ laughter ] i'm afraid. i'm afraid of nicki minaj, yeah. some more political news. in a new interview, mitt romney said that he is against marijuana being used for recreational purposes. [ boos ] when stoners heard that, they were like, "well, what about just for fun? [ laughter ] can we use it for fun?" [ cheers and applause ] check this out. in a new interview,...
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in the first presidential debate romney said he would cut funding to pbs even though he loves big bird. that sparked an outpouring of support in favor of big bird. the men are hoping for a rally on the mall november 3rd the saturday before the election and they're planning to have skits and musical performances featuring the muppets during that rally. and it will be a rocking good time in ohio next week as the boss will meet up with a former boss. former president bill clinton will join legendary rocker bruce springsteen at a campaign event in the buckeye state. president clinton will once again push for president obama's economic plans to help the middle class. >> this morning denver police are trying to figure out who fired shots at the president's local campaign office. last night a bullet shattered a window leaving glass all over the sidewalk. campaign workers were inside at the time. fortunately, no one was hurt. the shooter may have been in a passing vehicle. investigators are now screening surveillance video for clues. >>> federal authorities are looking into allegations that co
in the first presidential debate romney said he would cut funding to pbs even though he loves big bird. that sparked an outpouring of support in favor of big bird. the men are hoping for a rally on the mall november 3rd the saturday before the election and they're planning to have skits and musical performances featuring the muppets during that rally. and it will be a rocking good time in ohio next week as the boss will meet up with a former boss. former president bill clinton will join...
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romney talked about last week's debate and said the president struggled because he can't defend his record. he's already seeing a bounce from his debate performance. a new rasmussen poll shows romney leading president obama by two machine points in that battleground state. >>> a wedding celebration takes a violent turn. a massive brawl broke out between two wedding parties at a hotel bar in philadelphia. youtube video shows a chaotic scene in which guests are seen fighting with police. four people were arrested. a 57-year-old wedding guest, reportedly the uncle of the bride, suppered a heart attack. he was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. >>> was it a rumble or a fumble. two of tv's biggest personalities debated politics while most of the audience at home couldn't watch it. it was a hit for those who did see it at george washington university, but video servers crashed because of overwhelming demand. viewers who paid $5 to stream the debate online took to twitter when they couldn't connect. organize verse apologized. they have offered refunds to subscribers who h
romney talked about last week's debate and said the president struggled because he can't defend his record. he's already seeing a bounce from his debate performance. a new rasmussen poll shows romney leading president obama by two machine points in that battleground state. >>> a wedding celebration takes a violent turn. a massive brawl broke out between two wedding parties at a hotel bar in philadelphia. youtube video shows a chaotic scene in which guests are seen fighting with police....
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rubio's name often comes up as a possible running mate with mitt romney. he's sparked national debate for a proposal to grant legal immigrants the right to work in the u.s. >>> in the republican presidential race newt gingrich is going to suspend his campaign. nbc news has learned that gingrich will make the official announcement here in washington next tuesday. earlier today in north carolina, gingrich all but conceded the race in light of mitt romney's sweep of all five primaries yesterday. >> i do think it's pretty clear that governor romney is going to be a nominee. we'll do everything we can to make sure he is, in fact, effective and we as a team are effective both in winning this fall and frankly in governing. >> a senior campaign source said gingrich is holding off until tuesday for the official announcement in order to give his family time to travel here to washington. >>> a military judge refused to throw out charges against bradley manning accused of leaking classified information to the wikileaks website. his attorney filed a motion claiming the
rubio's name often comes up as a possible running mate with mitt romney. he's sparked national debate for a proposal to grant legal immigrants the right to work in the u.s. >>> in the republican presidential race newt gingrich is going to suspend his campaign. nbc news has learned that gingrich will make the official announcement here in washington next tuesday. earlier today in north carolina, gingrich all but conceded the race in light of mitt romney's sweep of all five primaries...
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began preparing for the upcoming debates. and this weekend his running mate, paul ryan got caught in the kind of slip of the tongue that has in the past tripped of joe biden and al gore with ryan telling a radio host he once ran a marathon in under three hours. ryan quickly own up to the mistake. and for the first time president obama is weighing in on clint eastwood's convention speech. he calls him a great actor. in the meantime campaign aides tell me president obama is working on his own convention speech on the sidelines. >> kristen welker, thanks. we want to bring in two more members of our nbc news political team, chuck todd and andrea mitchell who join us on the site of the democratic national convention. how are democrats feeling now? >> reporter: there is a spring in their step. they are awfully confident bordering on cocky, if you will about the position they are in and what they feel is the things romney wasn't able to accomplish at his convention. the big thing that romney was able to accomplish that even team oba
began preparing for the upcoming debates. and this weekend his running mate, paul ryan got caught in the kind of slip of the tongue that has in the past tripped of joe biden and al gore with ryan telling a radio host he once ran a marathon in under three hours. ryan quickly own up to the mistake. and for the first time president obama is weighing in on clint eastwood's convention speech. he calls him a great actor. in the meantime campaign aides tell me president obama is working on his own...
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romney gets a bum rap. what there really was was a debate on how to restructure. romney had the tougher plan. in both cases the auto industry is smaller than it used to be. it had to be. we had to lose capacity. it's a good story now. >> you give credit to obama for guiding that chapter 11. >> they both wanted the bankruptcy. obama wanted to put in billions of dollars than the bankruptcy. romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take local issues like mine. investinginfrastructure. romney's talking about not investing in those things. he's talking about giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country. >> this is why bain actua
romney gets a bum rap. what there really was was a debate on how to restructure. romney had the tougher plan. in both cases the auto industry is smaller than it used to be. it had to be. we had to lose capacity. it's a good story now. >> you give credit to obama for guiding that chapter 11. >> they both wanted the bankruptcy. obama wanted to put in billions of dollars than the bankruptcy. romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had...
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obama in romney's mock debate sessions. with the two candidates off the trail tuesday, their number two men picked up the slack. campaigning in north carolina vice president biden drew some attention with these comments, discussing the gop ticket's tax plan. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> reporter: the romney campaign pounced on the word buried. campaigning in iowa, paul ryan fired back. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> reporter: later, the vice president did some damage control, clarifying his remarks. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and ryan supported. >> reporter: 24 hours before the start time of tonight's debate late tuesday, conservatives began circulating a 2007 speech by then candidate obama speaking to an african-american audience ab
obama in romney's mock debate sessions. with the two candidates off the trail tuesday, their number two men picked up the slack. campaigning in north carolina vice president biden drew some attention with these comments, discussing the gop ticket's tax plan. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> reporter: the romney campaign pounced on the word buried. campaigning in iowa, paul ryan fired back. >> vice president...
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still, on a day the romney campaign wanted the focus to be on its raising more than $40 million last month, a reignited debate over how super pacs can both help and hurt a campaign. >> voters do not distinguish between ads coming from the campaign versus the super pacs, so candidates run the risk of being held accountable for bad things these super pacs do. >> romney today tried to cast himself as the one taking the moral high ground, characterizing his new ad out tomorrow as positive and criticizing the obama campaign for what he called character assassination. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> from silicon valley to the big wall street banks to the individual investor, the big story tonight is facebook going public. the social networking giants priced its initial public stock offering tonight at $38 a share, which is the upper end of what a lot of the analysts were estimating. that will give the company a valuation of $104 billion. making it the biggest ever valuation of a company in its public debut. facebook has 900 million users around the world. and at least some of th
still, on a day the romney campaign wanted the focus to be on its raising more than $40 million last month, a reignited debate over how super pacs can both help and hurt a campaign. >> voters do not distinguish between ads coming from the campaign versus the super pacs, so candidates run the risk of being held accountable for bad things these super pacs do. >> romney today tried to cast himself as the one taking the moral high ground, characterizing his new ad out tomorrow as...
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there's a debate over that this week in south carolina. in florence, south carolina, mitt romney focused on barack obama. >> i am so distressed as i watch our president try to replace ambition with envy. >> reporter: romney claimed he would be the strongest opponent. so did newt gingrich. >> i don't want to bloody his nose, i want to block him out. >> reporter: rick santorum, less drama, same claim. >> the better contrast and better chance to win in the fall. >> reporter: today's washington post poll finds only romney is winning the matchup, 48 to 46%. ron paul trails the president by 7, santorum by 11, gingrich by 12. to try to widen any winning gap, team obama revealed today, they'll duplicate the outdoor spectacular they staged in denver in '08 that helped barack obama win colorado. filling bank of america stadium in charlotte to try to repeat in north carolina. >> president obama and democrats will not cede any ground in 2012. >> reporter: back in south carolina, romney defended his record at bain capital, saying 10,000 jobs were lost
there's a debate over that this week in south carolina. in florence, south carolina, mitt romney focused on barack obama. >> i am so distressed as i watch our president try to replace ambition with envy. >> reporter: romney claimed he would be the strongest opponent. so did newt gingrich. >> i don't want to bloody his nose, i want to block him out. >> reporter: rick santorum, less drama, same claim. >> the better contrast and better chance to win in the fall....
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mitt romney travels to virginia. he'll campaign alongside his running mate paul ryan in central virginia. president obama will be in northern virginia tomorrow. >> the candidates kept things civil during last night's debate in denver. they were still pointed, though, in criticizing each other's policies and plans. the president went after mitt romney on how he plans to pay for his tax cuts. mitt romney used vice president joe biden's own words in describing the middle class's struggles. >> you think by closing looph e loopholes and deductions for the well-to-do, somehow you will not end up picking up the tab, then governor romney's plan may work for you. but i think math, common sense, and our history shows us that's not a recipe for job growth. >> under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. it's been crushing. >> earlier in the wee
mitt romney travels to virginia. he'll campaign alongside his running mate paul ryan in central virginia. president obama will be in northern virginia tomorrow. >> the candidates kept things civil during last night's debate in denver. they were still pointed, though, in criticizing each other's policies and plans. the president went after mitt romney on how he plans to pay for his tax cuts. mitt romney used vice president joe biden's own words in describing the middle class's struggles....
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this debate will go on. one of the questions i think a lot of people watching bill is they want to understand, a majority of the country still doesn't know much about paul ryan. his position certainly in congress will be debated and will be taken on. you've known him since he, for a long time, since his 20s, he came to washington. tell us more about him. how he'll approach governing. how he approaches politics. how' proposes the key questions about the economy. >> yeah, just listening to rich and rachel reminded me of the irishman who walks by a fight -- like to get in on it for a second. i'll answer your question. ryan, i think the person you think about when you think about ryan is kemp. he came to work for jack kemp. he came down to the office, he said we do economics, what do you guys do? i said we do sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, it's pretty interesting. come back here. he's got the kemp manner. he has a manner and a way of bring everybody in. you know jack kemp used to believe if you get 11 people in a
this debate will go on. one of the questions i think a lot of people watching bill is they want to understand, a majority of the country still doesn't know much about paul ryan. his position certainly in congress will be debated and will be taken on. you've known him since he, for a long time, since his 20s, he came to washington. tell us more about him. how he'll approach governing. how he approaches politics. how' proposes the key questions about the economy. >> yeah, just listening to...
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culture wars returned to politics in a big way, whether additional debate over the o administration's accommodation on contraception or controversial comment on contraception by a prominent rick santorum supporter. turning to obama, new national polls show h
culture wars returned to politics in a big way, whether additional debate over the o administration's accommodation on contraception or controversial comment on contraception by a prominent rick santorum supporter. turning to obama, new national polls show h
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a week after president obama's lake laughter performance in his debate with mitt romney. >>> kid rock is joining republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail today. the singer is attending a rally tonight in rochester, michigan. this isn't the first time he's attended gop events. kid rock attended a fund-raising event in michigan in august. he was also at the republican national convention in tampa. >>> it's not raining but it is still cloudy. >> right, it is still cloudy. the rain is still coming. temperatures today are going to be pretty low. so late fall chill, wet, damp. it might as well be yesterday, right? the weather is certainly getting our attention. that's for sure. we had our coolest start. our coldest start since april the 28th. started out at 45 degrees in d.c. other locations north and west started out in the 30s this morning. i wanted to start out by showing you the national temperatures. we're not the only ones dealing with this cold blast. 45 in chicago. minneapolis, minnesota, at 46. that cold air has made its way down to the south with texa
a week after president obama's lake laughter performance in his debate with mitt romney. >>> kid rock is joining republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail today. the singer is attending a rally tonight in rochester, michigan. this isn't the first time he's attended gop events. kid rock attended a fund-raising event in michigan in august. he was also at the republican national convention in tampa. >>> it's not raining but it is still cloudy....
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romney held this rally last night in denver where that first debate will take place tomorrow night. the republican presidential nominee told supporters that creating jobs will be his administration's top priority. president obama did not make any campaign stops yesterday. he is preparing for tomorrow night's debate right now in nevada. >>> senate leaders say they're already working on avoiding the fiscal cliff quickly approaching in january that could have a huge impact on the economy. here's a live look at the capitol this morning. that cliff, $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts, hits january 1st. but a bipartisan group of senators says that they are working on a three-step process to avoid the cliff. they include reducing the deficit about4 trillion over ten years, an overhaul of the tax code, and changes to medicare and social security. now, if congress can't avoid that cliff, it also means an end to several tax cuts and a huge boost in the action at thats you will pay. the nonpartisan tax policy center estimates the average household will pay $3,500 more in taxes. the two pol
romney held this rally last night in denver where that first debate will take place tomorrow night. the republican presidential nominee told supporters that creating jobs will be his administration's top priority. president obama did not make any campaign stops yesterday. he is preparing for tomorrow night's debate right now in nevada. >>> senate leaders say they're already working on avoiding the fiscal cliff quickly approaching in january that could have a huge impact on the economy....
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challenger mitt romney. crowley is the first woman in 20 years to moderate a presidential debate. jim lair from pbs and bob schieffer will moderate the other two debates. martha rad dits from nbc news will moderate between joe biden and paul ryan. paul ryan has been a high profile political figure for years but now hose role is putting his wife in the spotlight. andrea mitchell shows us how jenna's ryan's journey to political prominence is more unexpected than her husband's. >> after a whirl winld sfwrukz to the national campaign, nothing felt berlt for paul and jana ryan than comes home to wisconsin. >> this is such a phenomenal place to live, to work, to raise your family. jana, our daughter liza and our sons charlie and sam. we live on the block i grew up on. >> she was a small town girl from oklahoma from a prominent oklahoma family where democrats often vote like republicans. a welsly graduate like her mother and sister, she became a lawyer and congress aal staff member. her first cousin is the democrat
challenger mitt romney. crowley is the first woman in 20 years to moderate a presidential debate. jim lair from pbs and bob schieffer will moderate the other two debates. martha rad dits from nbc news will moderate between joe biden and paul ryan. paul ryan has been a high profile political figure for years but now hose role is putting his wife in the spotlight. andrea mitchell shows us how jenna's ryan's journey to political prominence is more unexpected than her husband's. >> after a...
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target and the debate and the contest between mitt romney and president obama the better off we will be. >> reporter: rick santorum tried spin. >> all the endorse ers, the establishment, comfortable with the status quo, go with mitt romney. >> it is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> but his weak second place in illinois may doom his campaign. >> if rick santorum cannot break through against mitt romney in a one on one match in a big midwestern state he can't turn over the table of this race sufficiently to overcome mitt romney's big lead in delegates. >> reporter: he may be the inevitable nominee but critics still complain romney is not electable. >> if you are the most electable then you would have been elected by now. the base would have recognized that electability. >> reporter: santorum hopes to come back saturday in louisiana. energy is the big issue. >> i'm going to fight for the people in louisiana, oil and gas leasing. >> so is newt gingrich. >> well, first of all, there is a silver bullet. it's called drilling. >> reporter: santorum has a wing man to help him try to shoot
target and the debate and the contest between mitt romney and president obama the better off we will be. >> reporter: rick santorum tried spin. >> all the endorse ers, the establishment, comfortable with the status quo, go with mitt romney. >> it is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> but his weak second place in illinois may doom his campaign. >> if rick santorum cannot break through against mitt romney in a one on one match in a big midwestern state he can't...
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they will square off tonight in jacksonville before the last deba debate in florida. the president will stop in las vegas and denver today to talk about clean energy policies. tomorrow he will head to the university of michigan and ann arbor to talk about education policies. yesterday president obama visited factories in iowa and arizona to promote manufacturing jobs. >>> the first day of the president's tour featured a tense exchange between the president and arizona's governor. the associated press snapped a photo of jan brewer pointing her finger at president obama just a few seconds after greeting him on the tarmac. brewer's critical of the president's stance onboarder patrol. the president told brewer he was unhappy about her portrayal of the last meet which brewer wrote about in a book. as the two began talking over each other, the president they walked away in the middle of brewer's sentence. brewer defended herself on fox news channel. >> i want our borders secure and i want our nation protected. he wants amnesty. we are never going to agree on that. we agree
they will square off tonight in jacksonville before the last deba debate in florida. the president will stop in las vegas and denver today to talk about clean energy policies. tomorrow he will head to the university of michigan and ann arbor to talk about education policies. yesterday president obama visited factories in iowa and arizona to promote manufacturing jobs. >>> the first day of the president's tour featured a tense exchange between the president and arizona's governor. the...
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and the tax debate. team obama still wants more from mitt romney. >> i did go back and look at my taxes and over the past 10 years i never paid less than 13%. >> with us for a debate this morning, two influential voices in their party. chair of the republican governor's association, bob mcdonnell of virginia. and the chair of the democratic governor's social, martin o'malley of maryland. plus we'll hear from former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. then, the campaign's tone, how nasty it's become. >> so mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> our political roundtable on the road ahead. democratic mayor of atlanta, kasim reed. tea party backed gop senate candidate from texas, ted cruz. nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. and columnist peggy noonan from "the wall street journal," and e.j. dionne of "the washington post." >>> good sunday morning. we're a little more than a
and the tax debate. team obama still wants more from mitt romney. >> i did go back and look at my taxes and over the past 10 years i never paid less than 13%. >> with us for a debate this morning, two influential voices in their party. chair of the republican governor's association, bob mcdonnell of virginia. and the chair of the democratic governor's social, martin o'malley of maryland. plus we'll hear from former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. then, the campaign's tone, how...
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. >>> let's debate one more time. a new nbc poll in michigan and arizona, and mitt romney tries to go home again. on wednesday, a new nbc ne news/marist poll of michigan and arizona will be released. the race in michigan, the state where mitt romney grew up and his father was governor, has become contentious. in arizona, the republican candidates debate for the 20th time. it will be the last debate before arizona and michigan. republicans will vote then on february 28th. on thursday, vice president joe bidden hits the road, raising money in massachusetts, new hampshire and rhode island for the president's re-election campaign. on friday, romney delivers a speech on the economy at the detroit economic club. because interest in the speech was so high it was moved to the 70,000-feet ford field, home to the detroit lions. that's it for me. >>> this morning's "wednesday's child" is a young man you've met before. johntay was featured just a few months ago but continues to wait for a permanent, loving adoptive family. >> we
. >>> let's debate one more time. a new nbc poll in michigan and arizona, and mitt romney tries to go home again. on wednesday, a new nbc ne news/marist poll of michigan and arizona will be released. the race in michigan, the state where mitt romney grew up and his father was governor, has become contentious. in arizona, the republican candidates debate for the 20th time. it will be the last debate before arizona and michigan. republicans will vote then on february 28th. on thursday,...
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during a republican debate this week, mitt romney said he's been elk hunting but he's not, quote, "a serious hunter." although, you know who does consider romney a serious hunter? the elk. [ laughter ] shot my brother. [ laughter ] [ gun shot ] you're just joking? listen to this, customers at a movie theater demanded a refund because they didn't realize the movie "the artist" was a silent film. [ laughter ] of course, it didn't help when the manager was like -- [ silent film music ] ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i was just reading about this, a group of scientists around the world are teaming up to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. it's really annoying for all the comets passing by because it's like, "did you take it yet? [ laughter ] are you close or should i just -- i just wanna -- i'm so sorry, i've just -- sorry. sorry. i'm just going." [ laughter ] and finally, a woman in california was arrested at mcdonald's after she offered an employee sexual favors in exchange for chicken mcnuggets. [ laughter ] yeah, in fact, i hear she even offered the guy a mcrub. [
during a republican debate this week, mitt romney said he's been elk hunting but he's not, quote, "a serious hunter." although, you know who does consider romney a serious hunter? the elk. [ laughter ] shot my brother. [ laughter ] [ gun shot ] you're just joking? listen to this, customers at a movie theater demanded a refund because they didn't realize the movie "the artist" was a silent film. [ laughter ] of course, it didn't help when the manager was like -- [ silent film...
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now, ask governor romney and his running mate when they're here in new hampshire on monday, they're going to be coming here on monday, ask him if that's fair. >> that's the president in new hampshire talking about the tax debate. talking about battle ground states being in new hampshire. chuck todd is over at the big screen with his device that he keeps by his bed each night looking at the battleground map. i want to look at these issues as we look ahead through the prism of the battleground map and that all-important road to 270 electoral votes which is what you need to be president. >> we're going to look at it just through the prism of florida, the most medicare sensitive state. let me let you in on how to follow this. here are the electoral numbers. what these numbers stand for, 237 electoral votes are in states we think are already leaning in the obama column. 191 electoral votes lean in the romney column. we have nine toss-up states. four in the atlantic coast here. three in the midwest, and two out west. but i want to show you the power of florida in this battle ground. if the pres
now, ask governor romney and his running mate when they're here in new hampshire on monday, they're going to be coming here on monday, ask him if that's fair. >> that's the president in new hampshire talking about the tax debate. talking about battle ground states being in new hampshire. chuck todd is over at the big screen with his device that he keeps by his bed each night looking at the battleground map. i want to look at these issues as we look ahead through the prism of the...
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romney's team says they won't make any announcements on a possible vice presidential choice until romney officially wraps up the nomination. >>> the gop candidates are stumping for every last vote. george allen, bob marshall, amy radkey debated for the last time last night. the most came on the issue of thorne begland. he is openly gay and was blocked from becoming a state judge earlier this week. allen offered a more moderate response. >> sexual orientation in my view is not a criteria for disqualifying or qualifying a judge. >> the latest poll showed allen cruising to the republican nomination. >>> facebook could be on the hook for $1 billion or more in damages over the social media company's botched ipo. the company could be held responsible if the lawyers could prove the company and bankers misled bankers. two congressional panels are looking into the matter. >>> speaking of facebook, first it was facebook's ipo's disaster but now mark zuckerberg is being accused of cheating his wife on her wedding ring. >> they married in a small ceremony the the back yard of their palo alto home la
romney's team says they won't make any announcements on a possible vice presidential choice until romney officially wraps up the nomination. >>> the gop candidates are stumping for every last vote. george allen, bob marshall, amy radkey debated for the last time last night. the most came on the issue of thorne begland. he is openly gay and was blocked from becoming a state judge earlier this week. allen offered a more moderate response. >> sexual orientation in my view is not a...